S3.E8. Has Procurement got..Easier? 1990s CIPS v 2026 CIPS

About this episode

The episode discusses how procurement professionals can future-proof their careers by building durable skills amidst evolving technology and job titles.

Send us Fan Mail A listener asks a simple question that every procurement professional should take personally: what can we do right now to stay future-proof over the next five years? Our first instinct is to joke about AI hype and quitting to “find yourself”, but the real answer sits underneath the banter: the best way to future-proof your procurement career is to build durable skills that survive new tools, new job titles, and the next wave of “must-have” tech. Then we do something oddly pr...

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Host: Two Lukes

Topics covered

• procurement
• future-proofing
• career development
• AI in procurement
• durable skills

Keywords

• procurement
• future-proof
• skills
• AI
• technology
• careers
• CIPS

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Organizations: CIPS

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